Maryland Crab Stew Recipes

MARYLAND CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Place whole tomatoes, water, lima beans, corn, sliced carrots, chopped onion, Old Bay seasoning, and beef broth, in a 4 quart pot. Heat to simmer, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Bring 1 gallon water to boil. Add crab claws and boil 6 minutes. Drain crab and set aside
• Stir crabmeat (and crabs claws, if desired) into tomato and vegetable mixture. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer. Serve hot.

SOUTHERN CRAB STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot combine butter, onions, bell pepper, celery and Old Bay cook until veggies are soft.
• Next, add in your soups, milk, crabmeat.
• Simmer until heated through, stirring constantly.
• Add cooked potatoes, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper.
• Continue to keep it warm on low heat stirring occasionally.
• We like to add a little hot sauce to ours as well.

MARYLAND CRAB STEW

Steps:

• Saute bacon in large saucepan or Dutch oven until crisp.
• Add onions,carrots,celery,garlic, and green pepper and saute until lightly golden, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add tomatoes,salt and pepper.
• Gradually stir in hot water, chicken stock base and clams until mixture is well combined.
• Simmer 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add potatoes, worcertershire sauce, lemon juice and seasonings and simmer 1/2 hour longer.
• Add crabmeat and heat through.
• Serve hot.

MARYLAND-STYLE CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 16 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender., Stir in crab. Cook, covered, on low 15 minutes longer or until heated through.